Red brick is timeless. 

With furnished units the design is key - and if you've done a good job of keeping your "permanent" elements versatile and as timeless as possible, then you can change out the decor here and there to suit.

The foundation of my company is a bit unorthodox, being comprised of timeless principles necessary for any lasting success to be realized. 

Our arrangement changed to me getting a commission for each deal done.In the mean time, she opened her library to me and I started soaking in all the timeless principles of buying right.

I plan on constructing the kitchen and baths with maintenance costs in mind to keep them simple, timeless and easily maintained.

Cash flow is the amount of CASH income in a given period of time less the amount of CASH expenses in that same period.NOI, or net operating income includes all expenses, even non cash expenses such as depreciation, deferred maintenance, etc.Likewise, NOI may include deferred income items while cash flow would not.NOI is a true measure of the profitability of an investment, cash flow is merely a measure of net cash generated for a certain period of time.

So you'll need to make sure that the 4/5k you're spending in closing justifies the cash out.I would wait until you find something and then talk to a lender about cashing out and putting down on another house at the same time, less room for potential spending creep.  

I bought properties in 2008/2009 for as little as 15-20% (and one time, less) of what they sold for 2003-2006.

The timeless book by Napoleon Hill, "Think and Grow Rich" is a good one.  

Less time, less effort, less skill.Did MI pick a specific sort of property to buy and hold on the basis of how easily they could be cosmetically worked with small crews?